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Allahabad HC asks Centre to decide on plea over Rahul Gandhi's citizenship

The representation, filed by a citizen, claims that Rahul Gandhi holds a citizenship of the United Kingdom.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy had also filed a plea over Rahul Gandhi's citizenship before the Delhi HC. (Ajay Aggarwal/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Nov 26, 2024 05:48 PM IST

HC seeks Centre’s response on plea regarding Rahul’s citizenship

A division bench of justice AR Masoodi and justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed the order on a petition filed by one S Vignesh Shishir of Karnataka

For representation only (HT FIle Photo)
Updated on Nov 26, 2024 06:32 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Section 6A verdict: Reinforcing legislative supremacy on citizenship issues

The judgment is significant as it addresses the historical and legal implications of the Assam Accord.

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court building, the apex judicial body of India, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Sanjay Sharma)
Updated on Oct 28, 2024 06:26 AM IST

Citizenship and its discontents

The Supreme Court’s validation of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act is welcome and should bring closure to the debate over the provision in Assam

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court building, the apex judicial body of India, in New Delhi (ANI Photo) (Sanjay Sharma)
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 09:05 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

Minority verdict: Section 6A arbitrary, didn’t curb illegal immigration

The controversial law, enacted in 1985 as part of the Assam Accord, aimed to address the influx of immigrants from Bangladesh.

In his separate opinion, Justice JB Pardiwala stated that Section 6A has become counter-productive to the intended purpose of restricting citizenship to select persons of Indian origin who came from Bangladesh prior to March 25, 1971. (HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 06:14 AM IST
ByAbraham Thomas, New Delhi
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